National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-11
William E. Chandler to the New Bamp
shire Legislature.

Mr. Chandler was nominated Thursday even
ing at the Republican caucus of the New
Hampshire legislature to succeed Senator Pike
in the United States Senate. Being called for
af,er the nomination he spoke as follows:
your nomination shall be followed by an
election, l shall esteem 1t a sacred duty not
merely to serve in the high office the state of
New Hampshire, but also as ably and faith
fully as may the great Republican party TO
which belong, discarding all differences and
animoslties Of the past, and recognizing In all
Republicans equal members of the erganlZa-
ton which has hitherto done 80 much for hu.
manity, and to which We all look for further
achievements, equal to those which, emanat.
ing from the party, have SO ennobled the last
thirty years of American history. To deserve
and obtain future success the Republican party
must assert and maintain the wisdom and pa
triotism of fits record in the past 1t must not
permit its facts to be falsihed or its gorles to
be dimmed by the recitals or arguments ofin-
terested and dishonest Democratic historians
or critics. The Republican party must also be
true TO one issue Of the past which is also a
living and not merely sentimental issue of
the present-the question of free elections at
the South. The story is old, but q sad one
the north gave the colored man the ballot.
The colored people gives the solid south thir-
thirty eight extra electoral votes The colored
mems ballots are suppressed, and their votes
are used solely in the interest of the enemies
| Of political equality of the race upon which
| they are based. Tell me not that this Is a
dead issue. on the I'd Of December last
three. three c9ored orSi men men in s,, Washington
mob mob simply because they had been Re.
| publicans and had tried to exercise the right
Of suffrage as Republicans. On May ! Of this
son, Miss, was waylaid, shot and killed by
| Democratic leaders, Gawbrell was a pro-
hibition editor, and he was doomed and MUIR
| dered solely because he dared to oppose the
1 Democratic party. Republicans of New Hamp-
shire, do you give up opposition to such politi
I ont n nd
der, used as ordinary political agencies, shall
cease TO elect Congresses and Presidents of
The commercial spirit of the north before
1861 deprecated the agitation Of the slavery
| question as injurious to trade 1t is the same
commercial spirit fear, which now creates
l free ballot. But nation which puts money
and Its uses before man and his liberty cannot
long endure as republic: Where ! have
stood on this question I shall remain as long as
| life shall last. [Great cheering The Repub-
llcan party must be right on new issues. l
| will not undertake to enumerate all its duties
1 II must make itsef a better party than the
| one 1t proposesto defeat, and which, masquer-
| aiding under the guise of reform, has driven
from office thousands of Republicans, when
the President pledged himself over and over
1 again not to change except for misbehavior. II
I is not of their removal that we complain, but
because of the libels. false charges, lies, ny
| pocrisies, and violations of pledges which
| have accompanied the seizure.
| The Republican party must favor the grow
| ing cause OF temperance and defeat the free
| rum policy OF the Democratic party. II must
| give to the laboring men Of the country all
| that they can reasonably demand in order TO
secure theirsfull share Of the product of the soil
| In order TO protect labor and maintain high
| wages for American workmen, IL must con-
| tinue to be the advocate and the bulwark OF
thei protective tariff system, to which more
than to any other cause we owe our marvellous
growth and prosperity as q nation. II must
| protect the dependent and disabled Union
veterans from the sneers and hostility of q
Democratic President, and must prove to them
| that grateful nation will literally support Its
| gallant defenders. 1t must assert the nation II
Interests and honor against foreign countries,
but.oppose the bullying of weak friendly re.
| publics while needlessly cringtng to the strong
| monarchies. Thus, true to its traditions aud
| glorious memories, sound and right on vital
pending, questions. facing the sunrise, the
friend OF humanity, OF education and progress,
| the Republican party, which we love and
honor, under the lead of Blaine, or Sherman,
| or Sheridan, or Allison, or Depew, or some
| other true and noble American, ,will i believe,
| win the presidential contest of 1888, and hurl
| from national power the false reformers, the
suppressers of the ballot, the opposers of the
tariff, ana the enemies of labor who now acci.
dentally and unfortunately hold the reins OF
| government.
Foremost among the states of the Republican
column, Republicans, let us place tho
Granite state of New Hampshire. tTremen-
dous applnusel